Have you ever disassembled your M1 Carbine bolt?

[Fatelvis]

Have you ever felt it necissary to disassemble your M1 carbine bolt, to clean it?

 

[444]

Yes, but that isn't one of your choices.
I did it when I first bought it.
It was full of cosmoline.
I have never done it again.
But, I only shot it once and haven't touched it again.

 

[hps1]

Have disassembled the bolt on one or two occasions, but do not routinely do so.

Hadn't shot my carbine in years as I can no longer see iron sights, but just put an S&K scope mount and a Millet red dot sight on the old warhorse and it is sure a fun gun to shoot again. Works great for quick shots on close running coyotes.

Regards,
hps

 

[hps1]

Sorry for double post.
hps

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

I took a good look at it when I stripped it the first time I got it home... held it up to the light... gave it a little shake...

and decided it was just fine with a little tooth brush scrub and CLP...

I suppose if I knew how I would have.

 

[Navy joe]

Yes, several times. Would be an easy job except for the four hands and a trained monkey it takes to get the extractor and ejector back in. Don't see much periodic maint. need in there, nothing some spray cleaner can't handle.

 

[M2 Carbine]

You didn't have this choice, but I only disassembly the bolt to replace a broken part, which is 99% of the time the extractor.

There's normally no reason to disassemble the bolt except to replace a broken part.
If you think it needs cleaning, spray it down with WD-40 and blow it out with an air hose. Then lube it.

A bolt disassembly tool is a must if you have to replace any parts.


BTW, if you shoot your Carbine a lot, pick up a spare extractor. It may save you a day of shooting.

I had another extractor break a couple months ago.

 

[Jim K]

A big second on the tool, not so much to take the bolt down but to get it back together.

I recommend the bolt not be taken down routinely, even with the tool. It was not intended or designed to be disassembled in routine cleaning. Neither was the gas cylinder/piston, which was designed to be self cleaning and dismantled only by a trained armorer.

Jim